The Republican journal., 1887-11-17
Literature.

or to make an anal ytc treatment Of the sub
Jcct. such work would be too vast, and it
would, besides, be numbered by details about
works and authors that readers would care
nothing about The writer has confined HIM
self To the four great contemporary authors
whose works are known to us through recent
TRANSACTIONS, and has attempted to show the
man as well as his work. With this object in
view he has mad: Use of everything which
w"i!id help him carry out his design, biograph-
lcai details. personal rcco!ections. and ,!igres-
siols upon points of historical and political
interest. lie believes that Go"ol, Turgenef,
DostoeHshy and Tol>toi will be of more service
to Russia than all the poets who have ever
written, and gives his reason therefor Not
one Of them has aimed at literary fame merely.
but all are governed by Il love OF truth as we'll
as justice, and the simple love of the neghbor
and infinite tenderness for the suffering gives
translation is remarkably well done, and the
volume viii be enjoyed by all admirers of
Russian literature and its eXponcnts. ID.
lothrop Co.. Boston. Price Sl.50.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES,
There are some books for children which never
grow stale, are never forgotten, and are gem
orally recognized as ''>tandarti." In this cat:-
cory come the writings of Hans Christian An
derscn, which have already delighted more
than one generation and will delight many to
come. Perhaps those who read the writings of
this charming author while he was still living,
and had come to regard him as dear friend
that. ut least. was our feeling toward hm-en-
JoNcd these fairy tales with kcener Zest than
those who will read him now but they are
Still fascinating and must continue to fascinate.
Ru>kin says of them: "'rhere used to be an
Andersen. but he has been minced up and
washed out, and squeezed up and rolled out,
till one knows him no more; but pure edition
of him. gaiy illustrated. would be a treasure
anywhere" This is what this new translation
is.-completc, illustrated. handsome. There
could be no better gift for Il girl or boy than
this storehou>e of good fairy tales. Boston:
Estes \ Lalra. Cloth. Syo. $2.25.
Social CUSTOMS. BY Florence Howe Hall.
This is tot one of the cheap books on etiquette
whcl! furnish sport for the paragrapher, but
study of social customs. alike entertaining and
Instructive. The author says in Preface:
lit was the wish of the publishers that this
book should he something more than Il mere
set OF rules for behavior; that it should COLI
tain some reflections on the reason and origin
"t social customs. 10 eIf,r deeply into such
Il matter wo;'ii of course ie impossible in II
Noiumc Of this siZc and scope; but it has been
Touched upon here and there as opportunity
offered If the reader lin Is AS much pleasure
III reading these little details OF ancient Gus
tnil> as The writer has ljoyed in collecting
them, she will feel amply repaid for her labor"
One difficulty the writer hat to contend with is.
THAT many matters of detail are not definitely
settled in our social codc;' but she seems to
have overcome this by the exercise of much
discretion and good taste. The book makes
ilii'i 'nr and substantial volume OF 3d. pages.
Rosters Estes K Iaura.
Julian Hawthorne has become literary editor
thc American Magazine.
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The November number (monthly part) Of
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tupAcS 4 iIur,l. of Boston. have added to
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and where special attention will he paid to
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the Colonial times and have made the interior
more like beautiful private library than Il
store with Wide Fireplace, carpets, pictures.
eirclIt lights and spacious window seats,
where comfort ahoi,ndS. 1t is one of the feat
urcS ol norton and sure 10 become most pop
u!r resort for book lovers.
The New Moon for October opens with the
hrst part Of ia interesting story cnt tiled ''The
Frozen Pirate" followed by Il touching sketch,
"Ihtkla;' good pension story. Jake Pea
hody'> impccunlutsnoss; '''ihe Sllctto's Deep
Thrust which, as its name would Indicate is
of thrilling interest; Il funny little horse story,
"They Had the Same Name;" and the second
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you will wait 10 iini>h when once you have be-
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this favortc magazine, for il has besides good
assortment OF miscellaneous reading. and we'll
edited departments. With the November
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The numbers of The Living Age for the
weeks ending Oct 29th and Now 9th contain
Marco Polo. Blackwood: The Flight of Picro
de'Medici. fortnightly; Experiences of an En-
glish Engineer on the Congo, Blackwood: The
Story of Zebchr Iasha, as told by Himself,
part. IL, Contemporary; Character and Scene
ry, Spectator; Thomas Twinng. London
Quarterly; The Value of Amenity, Spectator:
Pascal the Sceptir, Fortnightlv The New Gum
powder, Spectator; Honor the Botanist. Mae
milan: Some Odd Numbers, Murray; The
Pas sion of the Past, Macmillan; A Chd's Re-
collection of William Makepcacc Thackcray,
Temple Bar; Some Super>titions of the Jewish
Synagogue, Spectator; with instalments of
MAYOR and Minor" by W. +. Norris. "Major
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Co., Boston, are the publishers.
Dancn'S Ghost, the latest novel in Ticknor's
Paper Series, i, a brilliant and deeply interest
ing New York story, by Edwin l4asSpttcr Byn-
ner, the author Of Agnes Surriage. The tyucs
Of Character depicted therein, such as the pat
ent-medcinc inventor, the German brewer, the
thicvi>h lawyer, and the woman s-rights Shrek
rr-, are full Of entertainment, and combine in an
Intricate and delightful plot. The style is often
ls ccll-ct:t and admirable as IIoWells gives us
at his best some Of The characters are as Geftlv
drawn and quite rs human a, those revealed by
Dickens; the hnmor and pathos of certain sitti-
atcns alternate as contrastingly as if handled
by that artist himself. 1t is remarkable In
many ways. 1t is strikingly and fascinatingly
original in plot and personality. 1t has fresh
ness and force As the Chicago Inter- Ocean
says: at holds the reader absorbed to the
very last. The characters are most graphically
developed, for the author has that rare art Of
developing rather than describing his charact-
ers. The unities are well preserved Two
types OF life are, as was about to say, badly
caricatured-that Of the law. or rather of a
lawyer, and OF woman sutlragst; but, on the
whole, am not sure but it is instead verv
faithful portraits of the worst type Of these
a Dangerous Border-Land.
Some young converts say to me: SIS it right
TO play cards: Is there any harm in a game of
whist or euchre!' Well, l know good men
who play whist, and cuchre, and other styles
Of game without any wagers. l had friend
who played cards with his wife and children,
and then at the close said: "Come, now let us